Yes I watched the interview he did during the segment which aired over the weekend and mentioned 1 bitcoin was only worth about a penny (two and half).

Yes, way back then only few bitcoin knows bitcoin and demand was low so that's very usual. AFAIK, he didn't regret to pay with those 10,000
BTC because during that time price is really too low.
laszlo made a history and his name will be remembered forever with the transaction he made for trading 10k
BTC for pizza. He created the first trade ever.
By the way, we can learn a lesson from this case. If there are undervalued coins right now that have a potential in the future, those can also make your fortune.
Instead of focusing with those potential coins that would pump in the future, you should focus with bitcoin.